Intended Audience

This course is part of a series of programs intended for public health administrators, and nurse administrators, who are relatively new in their positions (3 years or less), and who seek to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed. The course discusses the roles and issues that occur in the management of a local public health agency, how to balance public health functions within a multi-focused agency, the identification of training needs within an agency and how to address these needs, & environmental health enforcement issues that may occur when contracting with local boards of health.

Course Level

Awareness

Length of Course

Length of Course: 1 ½ hours

At completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the roles and issues that occur in the management of a local public health agency.
• Understand how to balance public health functions within a multi-focused agency.
• Discuss the identification of training needs within an agency and how to address these needs.
• Understand environmental health enforcement issues that may occur when contracting with local boards of health.

Course Descriptions

There are four video clips in this course:

1.   Roles of a Public Health Administrator

2.      Staff Training

3.      Dealing with Burnout

4.      Other Aspects of Managing a Public Health Agency

There are practice exercises at the end of each video clip. These practice exercises will provide you with an opportunity to apply the material presented in the video clips. All video clips are part of a presentation by Karen Fread, the Public Health Director of the Grinnell Medical Center.

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